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Garage burnt all is lost.

I had a huge garage fire 2 nights ago and everything is gone, all is left is ashes.

I have insurance of course but i have no idea of how to get all my RC's back.

I had a Full FLM Emaxx, STRC slach 4x4, Proline/STRC Slash 2wd, 2 Tmaxx one was stock the other was an OS big block, Mini summits and erevo, 1000's of spare parts, i think i had everytire pro line makes and at least 2 bodies for each truck, I had 3 full back up diffs for the emaxx, an extra motor esc for the slash, the list can go on and on.

I can't just say I have an Emaxx I don't want just the stock Emaxx I want what i had before the fire.

all your purchases atleast thru paypal can be found there and if ordered off of tower its in your profile when you log in everything you have bought thru them...and that sucks man sorry to here hopefully if nothing else you get copies of all that and prices and turn it in with the insurance and get a check to replace and then on a positive note you get to do some rc shopping!!!

Some issues you might run into(I've been in a similar situation)...
1. Your insurance company will probably consider your RC cars as a "collection".
2. Most insurance companies have a "cap" on collections.

In my case...I lost my house in Hurricane Ike.
At the time I was a diecast car collector and had been for several years(primarily Hot Wheels cars).
My insurance company had a $2000 cap on any "collection".
I easily surpassed that as my collection was valued somewhere in the neighborhood of $12-15k...and 95% of it was a complete loss.

I really feel for you and know exactly how it feels to know that no matter what you want to do...your hands are tied and you are at their mercy.
My heart goes out to you in this difficult time.

The only thing that kept me going was the realization that all the stuff that we lost...was exactly that... "Stuff".
Stuff can be replaced. Loved ones and memories can't.

I have a lot of parts from Tower so I will look there, I have lots of parts from Ebay as well.

I have no pictures of my Emaxx since I made it all FLM and the pay pal reciept for a lot of things just says "RC Parts" or the name of the store and just parts in general.

I have no recipets from the hobby shop. I'm wondering from pay pal and bank statements if i can find it all I can get a value for RC slection. but my 1/16 e revo was bought when they first come out and one of my Tmaxx is from 2004, i've just kept fixing it over the years and its turned into a fully modified big block.

Some issues you might run into(I've been in a similar situation)...
1. Your insurance company will probably consider your RC cars as a "collection".
2. Most insurance companies have a "cap" on collections.

In my case...I lost my house in Hurricane Ike.
At the time I was a diecast car collector and had been for several years(primarily Hot Wheels cars).
My insurance company had a $2000 cap on any "collection".
I easily surpassed that as my collection was valued somewhere in the neighborhood of $12-15k...and 95% of it was a complete loss.

I really feel for you and know exactly how it feels to know that no matter what you want to do...your hands are tied and you are at their mercy.
My heart goes out to you in this difficult time.

The only thing that kept me going was the realization that all the stuff that we lost...was exactly that... "Stuff".
Stuff can be replaced. Loved ones and memories can't.

Crazy times!!

I was once a die cast collector my self, had an uncle that was big into and would give my models. I have a few 1/18th scale cars worth a lot of money. I was lucky enough to find a 69 Camaro 1 in 2500. it was in original package although the package is damaged i still have the rare collectable, I also have a 59 chevy thats like 1 in 100 and its lost my uncle gave it to me when i was young it was worth $2400 20 odd years ago. you just cant replace those things.

I am truley happy i got out!! Its luky i'm a light sleeper and heard the fire, it was such a big fire the smoke detertors and celing was burth before they went off. by the time we got out it was a struggle to save my truck and car from burning in the drive way.

Ive asked my friend, whos an insurance agent, about this not too long ago. Im in ontario so im not sure if things are different but he said you need to list everything you can remember and include the retail price to replace. If the insurance company has doubts about the truth of your claim they may ask for evidence including statements from friends and family about your hobbies.
I would be very VERY specific about it NOT being a collection. A collection sits on display, RC's are a hobby like scuba diving, paint ball or windsurfing. If that equipment was lost you would list it as hobby or sporting gear. Not a collection. Its always good to have at least SOME photo evidence of your collection. I take a few pics every few months just to be sure I have some on file.
My buddy said the insurance company may not want to cover your entire claim but if you fight it, and have statements from people who can verify the extent of your hobby gear, you can usually get them to cover it. He's a really honest and knowledgable agent and not just telling me what I want to hear. He got a guy a new 60 inch LED TV a few months ago after the guy drilled a hole through the screen from the back while trying to "install" the wall mount. It was covered as part of his "personal items" and all he paid was the deductible.

There is still hope, dont give up and dont just take someones word that you wont get what you deserve. Get 2nd or 3rd opinions and make sure your talking to people who make decisions, not just low level grunts.

He got a guy a new 60 inch LED TV a few months ago after the guy drilled a hole through the screen from the back while trying to "install" the wall mount. It was covered as part of his "personal items" and all he paid was the deductible.

Oh man, probably shouldn't comment on this but that is too funny, maybe he should have paid best buy to mount it.

I was once a die cast collector my self, had an uncle that was big into and would give my models. I have a few 1/18th scale cars worth a lot of money. I was lucky enough to find a 69 Camaro 1 in 2500. it was in original package although the package is damaged i still have the rare collectable, I also have a 59 chevy thats like 1 in 100 and its lost my uncle gave it to me when i was young it was worth $2400 20 odd years ago. you just cant replace those things.

I had a really good friend that was pretty high up at Mattel. I got some rare stuff from that person...including some prototype stuff.
Plus...I had one of a kind stuff signed by designers...things of that sort as well as cars.
As a birthday surprise for my son...a version of a HotWheel car actually got sent to production with his name on it.
We have a whole case of those that survived(was high enough on a top shelf to be above waterline).

I'm trying to email Ebay to see if i can get a purchase history from them. all it shows is 60days from log in. I was hoping to gget one from my entire ebay account.

You can go back in your purchase history 3 years on ebay, Under "My eBay" go down to purchase history as normal, Now under the header of PURCHASES you will see Show: and a option to either click on recent or archived. Click on "archived" this will show your past ebay purchases from 3 years. (On a lighter note WOW I have spent alot of cash on e-bay....holy smokes!! lol)

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eBay saves information about your past purchases for up to 3 years.
Purchases made between 0 - 60 days from today can be viewed in your Recent and Archived purchase history.Transactions that are older than 60 days will be saved in your Archived purchase history.
To view transactions from prior years, select "Archived", then select the year you'd like to view from the drop-down window.

Ouch, sorry for your loss. What happened to you is my WORST nightmare. I hate fires. I also really hate the idea of losing so much "stuff" that I love. As long as you and all of your loved ones are all right, every thing should be ok.

Sorry for the loss. I have some rc stuff but I have a ton of Stihl chainsaws and rare parts. I have pictures of everything stored in a fire proof/water proof lock box. Incase I have a fire and the saws and parts are listed and a picture of everyone.

I have a meeting on friday with insurance, I work 12 hour shifts at an oil site.

I've spent the night doing a spread sheet of 3 years from tower and ebay so far i'm up to $7983 in parts and thats not including shipping on a lot of parts on ebay. plus i have a few trucks and a bunch of parts to go on from the Hobby shop so RC stuff is going over $10,000

I have a meeting on friday with insurance, I work 12 hour shifts at an oil site.

I've spent the night doing a spread sheet of 3 years from tower and ebay so far i'm up to $7983 in parts and thats not including shipping on a lot of parts on ebay. plus i have a few trucks and a bunch of parts to go on from the Hobby shop so RC stuff is going over $10,000

Honestly, Id absolutely hate to loose all my stuff... but if I knew insurance would cover it, id love to start from scratch and do it all again the right way. Id do alot of things differently, some the same and some not at all.

I would certainly hate to loose my vintage collection though. No way to replace them. Ive often wondered how id react if my place was on fire. As long as my family is out... thats all that matters though.

Im not the least bit surprised at a $10 000 bill for your stuff. I know id be well over that if I had to replace everything. The scary part is how much MORE ive spend trying out different setups only to find I dont like them, then selling them for a loss... dang.

I had a huge garage fire 2 nights ago and everything is gone, all is left is ashes.

I have insurance of course but i have no idea of how to get all my RC's back.

I had a Full FLM Emaxx, STRC slach 4x4, Proline/STRC Slash 2wd, 2 Tmaxx one was stock the other was an OS big block, Mini summits and erevo, 1000's of spare parts, i think i had everytire pro line makes and at least 2 bodies for each truck, I had 3 full back up diffs for the emaxx, an extra motor esc for the slash, the list can go on and on.

I can't just say I have an Emaxx I don't want just the stock Emaxx I want what i had before the fire.

insurance companys now days look on ebay to see what items are going for and pay off from what they find on ebay.
a guy at the local track went thru this,(NOT FIRE RELATED) but lets say he did not get all of his cost back from the RC'S he lost i would say about 65% was replaced.

sorry about luck. be glad your house is did not catch fire and your family is safe.

insurance companys now days look on ebay to see what items are going for and pay off from what they find on ebay.
a guy at the local track went thru this,(NOT FIRE RELATED) but lets say he did not get all of his cost back from the RC'S he lost i would say about 65% was replaced.

sorry about luck. be glad your house is did not catch fire and your family is safe.

I sure hope not, I want all the value of my RC's replaced i've got reciepts for like 90% of my RC stuff. I'm going to ask for $1000 now towards RC gear so i can finish this Revo. Its getting the Tekin 100% just saw my cousins Emaxx with 2250 tekin and wow its so smooth, quiet and 0 cogging! its a lot easier to wheelie as well